L7 - Patchy Progress

Question 1

What are the three main treaties that have been agreed globally?

Answer 1

1996 Kyoto Protocol, 2009 Copenhagen agreement, 2014 Paris agreement

Question 2

What was the outcome of the 2014 Paris Summit?

Answer 2

Agreed climate change was a major challenge and action should be taken to limit warming to no more than 2oc

Question 3

What percentage of Lake Chad has been lost since the 1960’s?

Answer 3

90% of the lake area has been lost since the 1960s​

Question 4

How many million people as a result of Lake Chad reducing in size have lost access to water?

Answer 4

300 million people have lost access to water​

Question 5

What has happened to the rainy season?

Answer 5

The short rainy season (July-September) has been drier since 1973​

Question 6

What are the issues with the Paris agreement?

Answer 6

Only enough countries signed up to reduce temperatures by 0.1oc​

No binding targets were agreed – some countries have set their own targets​

2014: China and the USA both agreed to sign the treaties​. But the USA and Canada have since withdrawn